bash Windows 8

[amiga1260]

There are lot of freeware players for Windows like VLC and classic media player for playing DVD's.

Lot of consumers uses Windows at home. There are also a lot of tutorials to help you to improve your experience in Windows.

If you like Linux,then  you could try UBuntu. This Linux distribution is made beginners.

[amiga1260]

I use Ubuntu a couple of times and it is user friendly. Here in the Netherlands a magazine called Computer Idee. This magazine is for Computer beginners and they have many times recommended Ubuntu for beginners.

I use Windows, because I like to play games on a PC.